As many of you may know, I ran the Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday. It was an amazing and grueling experience. I've never run a full marathon before, but I put in the training hours and I was able to finish in a very respectable time.
The recovery is going well so far, and a feel a lot better today than yesterday. Everyone asks if I will do it again, and as Emily said, it is like someone asking you if you are going to have another kid 1 day after childbirth.
It was amazing to see how many people turn out to cheer the runners along. There were very few sections of the route with breaks of more than a couple of hundred feet between groups of spectators. The race organizers estimated 300,000 people lined up to watch the race, along with the 11,000 or so racers.
If anyone is interested in running a marathon, I would say commit yourself to it and do it. I'm not going to sugarcoat it, there are no shortcuts and no easy ways through the training, but both the race and the training are a good mind-body enema. (Not always pleasant, but cleansing).
It was the most mentally and physically challenging thing I have done. Hats off to everyone who had the courage to line up at the start line. For most, myself included, it was about setting a personal goal and working towards the goal.
I promise to put some cute pictures of the kids up next time!
